·˚✦ genre guide ✦˚·
yearning
what it is
Music characterized by a feeling of deep longing.
✦ meet the girls making yearning →
women, non-binary artists, and bands with women, level by level
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 1 · mainstream
the pop everyone knows
level 3 · one step out
cult favorites and indie darlings
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
LOST UNDER HEAVEN
28k listeners
Karen Peris
33k listeners
Lean Year
20k listeners
The Garment District
2k listeners
In Tall Buildings
16k listeners
Paul & The Tall Trees
14k listeners
Gwen Verdon
21k listeners
Dead Famous People
8k listeners
Totally Mild
40k listeners
Laurie Styvers
1k listeners
Pavo Pavo
40k listeners
Christopher Paul Stelling
23k listeners
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each artist's most played song, easing from level 1 out to 5
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questions
What is yearning?
Music characterized by a feeling of deep longing.
What are good yearning albums to start with?
Try Sweetener by Ariana Grande, Fade Into the Dawn by Field Medic, Workbook by Bob Mould, and Western Stars by Bruce Springsteen.
Who are some women making yearning?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/yearning/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making yearning, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-21